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After breaking up with her boyfriend of two and a half years, an Illinois woman began to notice obscene messages being posted from her MySpace account. One post included her contact information and a picture of her in a thong. Another read: "Need a blow job? My dad buys them for my boyfriends." She was surprised because although she had shared her password with her ex-boyfriend, she changed it after the breakup.
She called her ex-boyfriend, Steven Kucharski, and demanded that he remove the content or she would go to the police. According to court records, he "started 'giggling and laughing' and told her that she deserved it."
The police investigated. A search warrant to MySpace revealed logs showing that the obscene content had been posted from an IP address belonging to Kucharski's father. Kucharski had helped the woman set up her MySpace account and used an e-mail address that belonged to him. This allowed Kucharski to gain access to the account even after she changed her password.
In February 2012, an Illinois trial court found the evidence sufficient to convict Kucharski of several charges, including "knowingly interrupting" an electronic communications service with intent to harass the victim and "unlawful use of encryption" in the commission of a crime.
Kucharski appealed. On March 29, an Illinois appellate court upheld his conviction for harassment, but it overturned the encryption ruling.
Kucharski argued that the online harassment statute was unconstitutionally vague because it didn't define what it means to "interrupt" an electronic communications service. The appellate court disagreed, holding that it meant "to stop or hinder by breaking in" or "to break the uniformity or continuity of." Accessing his ex-girlfriend's MySpace account without permission clearly fit the definition in the statute, the court ruled.
But the court was persuaded by Kucharski's arguments about the "unlawful use of encryption" charge. This charge was based on Kucharski changing the password on his ex's MySpace account. But the court held that encryption must involve converting data from one format to another. Merely changing the password used to control access to an account didn't qualify.
Under Illinois law, online harassment is generally a misdemeanor. But it can become a felony in certain circumstances, including when the offense is repeated multiple times against the same victim, when the harassment involves death threats, and when an adult harasses a minor. None of those circumstances seems to apply in this case.
A good rule of thumb: don't hijack other peoples' social media accounts. Last month we covered a case in which a court found an employer had violated Pennsylvania law by taking control of a former employee's LinkedIn account.


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Is There a Downside to High-MERV Filters?
The new high-MERV filters extract an energy penalty.
November 02, 2009
A version of this article appears in the November/December 2009 issue of Home Energy Magazine.
MERV, the acronym for Minimum-Efficiency Reporting Value, is a measure of the efficiency with which filters remove particles of specific sizes. The test protocol for determining MERV ratings is described in ASHRAE Standard 52.2-2007, "Method of Testing General Ventilation Air-Cleaning Devices for Removal Efficiency by Particle Size." A MERV 8 filter can remove particles down to 3 microns in size at an efficiency of 70% or greater (1 micron is about 0.04 thousandths of an inch). Fiberglass and washable filters are typically 1–4 MERV, and can filter out particles of 10 microns and larger.
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We selected 13 filters for testing (see Table 1). The objective was to choose filters that homeowners would be likely to purchase to replace the filter provided by the builder, so we selected brands and models that are found in most big-box and chain retail stores, and that represent a variety of MERV ratings and thicknesses. We chose one fiberglass filter (ACE 30 Day) as a reference. Its rating was not listed, and we assumed that it was MERV 2. All except the Ace 30 Day and WEB Lifetime filters have pleated media. We purchased all but one of the filters (the Aeolus, a 2-inch MERV 13) from chain retail stores.
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We tested the filters using a standard ¾ hp PSC motor and a 1 hp GE ECM 2.3 variable-speed motor connected to the same blower. Most economy-priced furnaces use permanent split capacitor (PSC) motors. These respond to increasing flow restriction by moving less air with little change in power. The air flow reduction that occurs with PSC motors can affect the amount of power consumed by the compressor, and can also result in a decrease in cooling capacity, extended run times, and therefore greater energy use. Many higher-priced furnaces and heat pumps use electronically commutated motors (ECMs). These respond to increasing flow restriction by maintaining a fairly constant air flow rate, but at the expense of increased power and increased energy use. Testing with the ECM motor allowed us to "dial in" the air flow rate, whereas the flow rate for the PSC motor was whatever it could deliver at its three different tap settings.
We wanted to determine the incremental impact of the filter on air flow and fan power beyond what the cooling coil and ductwork would contribute. California field studies have found that the median pressure drop for residential duct systems is 0.18 inches, and for cooling coils is 0.27 inches, resulting in a static pressure downstream from the filter of 0.45 inches. (The same field studies found that median pressure drops are 0.15 inches for both return ducts and filters, resulting in a total external static pressure of 0.75 inches (excluding the effects of the air handler/furnace internal system).
To simulate ductwork, we adjusted the pressure balance fan until the air flow and pressure drop fell on a typical flow versus pressure curve. The curve was developed by assuming that 1,400 CFM would produce 0.45 inches of static pressure at the discharge of the air handling unit. Thus, at different measured air flows, the virtual duct and coil pressure drop followed this curve, just as it would for a normal installed system.
With the ECM motor installed, we evaluated filters at nominal air flows of 750, 1,000, 1,250, and 1,500 CFM. These air flows were set using a control that generates a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal that is proportional to the air flow the motor is programmed to deliver. The PSC motor was tested at each of its three tap settings. Second-order polynomial curve fits of each data set were used to interpolate filter pressure drop and power at the standard velocity of 492 fpm (air flow rate of 1,367 CFM).
Questions and Answers
We wanted to find out what penalties homeowners pay for switching to more efficient HVAC filters. Are the decreased air flow due to high-MERV filters and the added load on fans—meaning more energy used—worth the increase in indoor air quality that better filters bring? Here is what we found, in the form of questions and answers.
Do high-MERV filters reduce air flow?
Though there are considerable differences in how different filters affect air flow, there is a definite trend toward lower air flow with higher-MERV filters for systems using PSC motors (see Figure 2). Over the range of filters tested, there was no such correlation between air flow and filter MERV rating for the ECM motor, which can maintain constant air flow over a large range of external static pressure.
Do some high-MERV filters have higher pressure drop than others? Is pressure drop lower for thicker pleated filters?
There was a significant variation in pressure drop, particularly among the five MERV 8 filters tested, and not as close a correlation between pressure drop and MERV rating as we had expected to find (see Figure 3). The WEB Lifetime, a washable electrostatic filter, was the best high-MERV performer. Its MERV 8 rating is surprising, given the relatively open appearance of the media compared to the replaceable filters.
We also expected to see a lower pressure drop for the deeper 2-inch and 4-inch filters, because of the increased surface area and the reduced velocity of air passing through the media. Surprisingly, the 4-inch Filtrete 1550 (MERV 12) was only marginally better than the 1-inch Filtrete 1700 (also MERV 12) and the two other MERV 11 filters of the same brand (1000 and 1085). Of the two MERV 8 Flanders filters tested, the 2-inch Pre-pleat performed marginally better than the 1-inch NaturalAire. The other 2-inch entry, the MERV 13 Aeolus, had the second highest pressure drop of all filters tested. Because of their greater surface area, the thicker pleated filters may incur less pressure drop as they become loaded with particles, and may require less frequent replacement, but our testing was limited to clean filters only.
Most of the high-MERV filters tested substantially exceeded the median pressure drop of 0.18 inch obtained from the California field studies mentioned above. (According to Rick Chitwood, an energy consultant who has worked with the California Energy Commission, filters in these field studies were mostly inexpensive builder-installed fiberglass models.)
Do high-MERV filters increase fan energy use?
If the higher-MERV filter reduces air flow, as is the case with systems using PSC motors, it has only a very slight impact on fan energy use. But if ECM motors are used, the impact can be significant (see Figure 4). Figure 5 illustrates the difference in energy use of PSC and ECM motors relative to filter pressure drop. Although higher MERV filters will increase the fan energy use of ECM-equipped systems, ECM motor energy use is far less than that of PSC motors.
Will the reduced air flow rates of high-MERV filters in PSC systems affect compressor energy use?
Air conditioner and heat pump rated performance is a function of air flow over the indoor coil. Lower air flows can decrease capacity and consequently the energy efficiency ratio or heating seasonal performance factor of the system. We looked at representative manufacturers' performance curves and found that, over the less than 200 CFM reduction in air flow observed between the MERV 2 and MERV 13 filters (see Figure 2), the effect of the filters on compressor power is very slight. However, the pressure drop of filters can more than triple when they are fully loaded with dust particles, so loaded filters probably will affect system performance. The deeper pleated filters allow the dirt to be spread over a larger surface area, reducing pressure drop and making it possible to change the filter less often without significantly affecting system performance.
What can be done to mitigate the added pressure drop of high-MERV filters?
Friction contributed by coils, ductwork, and filters is additive, so reducing the friction of one component will offset the added friction of another. When completing ACCA Manual D duct sizing, a realistic filter pressure drop should be used. If using a MERV 8 or higher filter, a pressure drop value of at least 0.5 inches should be entered for the filter. In one Manual D example we ran, we found that increasing the filter pressure drop assumption from 0.2 inch to 0.5 inch did increase the required size of some of the ducts.
Oversizing the filter to decrease the face velocity will substantially reduce pressure drop, provided the equipment can accommodate larger filters. Figure 6 shows the pressure drop versus face velocity curve measured for the Filtrete 600. At the standard 492 FPM face velocity, the static pressure is about 0.32 inch WC. Increasing the filter size by 25% reduces the static pressure to 0.20 inch, and doubling the filter size reduces it to about 0.07 inch.
How do measured fan power values compare to industry standards and field data?
At the 1,367 CFM standard air flow used in these tests, PSC motor power ranged from 0.502 to 0.523 watts/CFM (W/CFM), and ECM power ranged from 0.347 to 0.390 W/CFM. In calculating air conditioner SEER ratings, assume 0.365 W/CFM fan energy (unless data are supplied by the manufacturer). California Title 24 standards apply a more realistic 0.58 W/CFM prescriptive fan energy value. Median values obtained from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory tests of 141 furnaces were 0.44 W/CFM, and test data from new California homes yielded a median value of 0.52 W/CFM.
Irrespective of the measured impacts of high-MERV filters on system energy use, SEER ratings appear to significantly underestimate the contribution of fan power. California field test results and Title 24 default W/CFM values are reasonably consistent with our laboratory tests of the PSC fan with clean filters—all are considerably higher than the 0.365 W/CFM default value. As high-MERV filters become more prevalent, DOE should give consideration to establishing a default value that is at least consistent with clean MERV 8 filters. More research is needed to the impact of dirt-laden high-MERV filters on energy use and air flow.
Lessons Learned
It takes immense patience to measure the air flow of ECM-powered fan systems accurately. Particularly if a pressure balance fan is used to adjust the static pressure seen by the blower, the motor reacts dynamically to the changing pressure and interacts with the pressure balance fan, making it very difficult to zero in on a particular set of pressure conditions. ECM motors also have harmonics that might confuse some power monitors. We found fairly good agreement between a precision (Dent) power monitor and an inexpensive (Kill-A-Watt) meter. Interestingly, using multiple wraps around the current transformer to improve measurement resolution produced erroneously low power measurements.
Fulfilling Filter Potential
System designers and other HVAC professionals should know the effects of high-MERV filters on pressure drop and system performance. However, if no accommodations are made for the greater pressure drop of high-MERV filters, air flow and energy penalties are not likely to be severe—at least, not until the filter is loaded with dirt. Care must be taken to reduce register and grille, duct and plenum, and filter pressure drops to ensure a sustainably efficient system. Making filters accessible for easy replacement, and providing controls that tell homeowners when replacement is due, will help to eliminate problems such as clogging and filter collapse that are more likely to occur with the more efficient filters.
As we have shown, there is a wide variation in pressure drop performance, particularly among the MERV 8 filters, and inadequate product labeling makes it difficult to make informed choices. Some product labels do not list MERV rating, and none lists standard pressure drop.
Although ASHRAE Standard 52.2 does not address the energy implications of filtration, there is growing interest in this subject on the part of its members. A recent ASHRAE paper presents two methods for rating the energy performance of filters, and we may expect an expansion of Standard 52.2, or the development of other standards, that will incorporate filter energy ratings as emphasis on energy efficiency grows.
Incidental to the filter evaluations, the data reveal the significant energy savings potential of properly designed systems with variable-speed ECM motors. However, these motors will degrade system performance if there is excessive pressure loss in filters, coils, and ductwork. Some furnaces are beginning to incorporate a newer non-variable-speed brushless permanent magnet motor, the GE/Regal Beloit ECM X13. This motor should use about the same amount of power as the ECM 2.3 version tested, but since it does not regulate air flow, its power use will be relatively unaffected by filter pressure drop associated with a high-MERV rating or dirt accumulation.
David Springer is President of the Davis Energy Group (DEG), a Davis, California engineering consulting firm, leads DEG's Building America activities, and is an active member of ASHRAE. While he is a strong radiant heating advocate, he appreciates the importance of filtering ventilation air.
For more information:
For more on the California field studies of duct pressure drop, see www.energy.ca.gov/title24/2008standards/prerulemaking/documents/2007-06-13-15_workshop/presentations/Wilcox070613c1.pdf
Sun, C., and D. Woodman. "Delivering Sustainability Promise to HVAC Filtration," pt. 1: "Classification of Energy Efficiency for Air Filters." ASHRAE Transactions 115, pt. 2 (2009).
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Salvatore Perrone, who was held after his initial Brooklyn court appearance on murder charges, denies killing anyone, his lawyer said.
Attorney Ken Jones, who represented Perrone only for the arraignment and hadn't spent that much time with him, said his client shows no remorse and appears "as though he could have some mental-health issues."
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Perrone was taken into custody Wednesday in the suspected serial killings, which scores of detectives were investigating. A pharmacy worker recognized Perrone, 63, as the balding man shown in surveillance footage leaving the scene of the most recent shooting, Nov. 16, with a duffel bag, police said.
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Perrone's fingerprint was lifted from the murder weapon, Kelly said.
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In the most recent killing, Rahmatollah Vahidipour, an Iranian, was shot three times in the head and chest at the She She Boutique.
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There were other similarities in the deaths, authorities said: The bodies were all partially obscured, by clothing or, in one case, a box. The locations of the shops form an equilateral triangle and are about 4 miles apart, with addresses that contain the number eight.
Police earlier this week said they were looking to speak to four people who possibly witnessed the most recent killing and released video and clear images of the four. But they zeroed in on the man with the bag, who they now say was Perrone.
Police said they believe Perrone carried the murder weapon in the bag and traveled by subway.
Perrone, a Brooklyn native, is divorced and lives with his girlfriend. He went store to store trying to sell clothing, police said, but it was unclear if he had tried to sell to any of the victims.


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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
Posted by Dana Pico on 2012/11/19
OK, most people will see this as more of a Hallowe'en to Thanksgiving recipe, but it's really for all year 'round. It's gone around my e-mail group, but York lost it and needed it again, so I said to myself, "Self, the whole purpose behind these cookies is lost, if you keep it a secret! Why don't you tell the world, hey?"¹
- 2 cups canned pumpkin
- 1 cup sugar
- ½ cup cooking oil
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp milk
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1 bag Nestle's Toll House chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350º F. Combine pumpkin, sugar and oil in a mixing bowl. Add flour, baking powder cinnamon and salt, mixing well. Mix soda and milk in a separate container, then add to cookie mixture. Stir in chocolate chips and vanilla.
Drop by spoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet, and bake @ 350º F until done; about 15 to 20 minutes. Serve warm with lots and lots of ice-cold milk, and napkins, since you'll get melted chocolate chips all over your fingers.
And these cookies can be enjoyed by Democrats and Republicans, moonbats and wingnuts, and even the occasional Ron Paul supporter.
¹ – I'm guessing that some people will figure out from where that quote came. 🙂
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We've updated our VO and Honjo fender mounting instructions and here they are. Feel free to add additional tips in the comments.
Tool list:
- Allen wrench set
- Hacksaw or big wire cutter for cutting stays
- Phillips head screwdriver (on some models)
- Pliers
- Tape measure
- If mounting undrilled fenders you'll also need a drill and 5mm bit. Plus a 3mm bit if attaching an L-bracket.
- A file and sharp punch or nail are also nice to have.
- 8mm wrench (for Honjo R-clips)
- 10mm wrench or socket (for Honjo Daruma)
Attaching the Fender Stays:
Attach the stays to the fenders using eyelet bolts. We like the bolts about 15cm from the aft end of the fenders, but the exact distance is not critical. Some model fenders come with one draw bolt per fender, others with two. Our Honjo extra long models are pre-drilled for the bolts. On other models, mark the location of the bolts and make an indent with a punch or sharp nail. Drill a 5mm hole for each bolt.
Most Honjo fenders use two eyelet bolts per stay. The VO fenders use slightly thicker aluminum and so require only one per stay. Thread the stay into the draw bolts and secure the bolts to the fender with a washer and locknut. If using two bolts per fender you'll need to flex the fender and stay to insert both bolts at once.
Installing the front fender:
If your bike has a fender boss under the fork crown, as VO frames have, fenders without L brackets can simply be attached with 5mm bolt and washer. But be sure to use a leather washer between the crown and fender. The leather washer absorbs vibrations and cushions the fender, helping to prevent cracking at the bolt hole. Note that leather washer must be ordered separately.
If using a VO or Honjo L-bracket secure it to the brake bolt. On undrilled fenders you'll need to drill two 3mm holes and mount the bracket as shown in the photo. On some forks it's necessary to bend the top of the L-bracket outward a little bit to allow it to clear the headset.
If using a fork crown daruma, remove the brake, hold the daruma inside the fork crown and thread the brake bolt through the 6mm hole in the daruma. On undrilled fenders, drill a matching 5mm hole in the fender. Again, the extra long Honjos are pre-drilled and "dimpled" so the fender sits right over the wheel. Place the large metal washer, then the rubber washer over the threaded end of the daruma.. Secure the fender with a flat washer and nut.
On fenders that don't have a pre-formed "dimple" for the daruma, push the fender forward, making a small dent in the fender under the fork crown. This compensates for the fork rake, allowing proper fender alignment with the wheel.
Place the R-clips on the stays and screw them to the eyelets on your front dropout with 5mm screws. Hint: removing the quick release skewer makes it easier. Adjust the stays for a perfect fender line. You'll notice that the stays are too long; mark and cut them to length with a hacksaw or large wire cutter. File or sand down the ends so they aren't sharp.
Installing the rear fender:
On a VO or other well-designed frame there will be bosses at the brake bridge and the chainstay bridge and plenty of room for the fender. All you'll need to do in that case is drill matching holes and screw the fender into place. Don't forget the leather washers between the frame and fender.
On most production frames things are a bit more difficult. You may have to bend the front of the rear fender to make it fit between the chain stays then bolt it into place through the hole in the chain stay bridge. But don't do this yet; first install the sliding bridge bracket. The VO version is made of malleable metal that you fold over the fender then pinch shut with pliers. The Honjo sliding bracket slips on over the fender from the end and is then pinched shut. An L-bracket may be substituted for the sliding bracket.
Bolt the bridge bracket to the brake bridge and slide the fender forward to the desired location. Now bolt the front of the fender to the chainstay bridge. Remember the leather washer. Pinch each side of the sliding bridge bracket with pliers to lock the fender in place and so it doesn't rattle
Finally attach and trim the stays to the dropout eyelets as you did on the front fender. Check that all the screws, nuts, and bolts are tight, (don't forget to reinstall those quick release skewers) and go for a ride. After a few miles check that everything is still tight.


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Unhinged: The Trouble With Psychiatry. By Daniel Carlat. Free Press, 256 pp., $25.
By Janice Harayda
Has the profession of psychiatry lost its mind? You might think so after reading this relentless and mostly successful assault on current practices in the field.
Daniel Carlat focuses in Unhinged on the harm that he believes has resulted from the march of psychiatry away from psychotherapy and toward the better-paying practice of prescribing drugs. And he forges links between that shift and many ills in his field, including scandals at top-flight hospitals, one-sided articles in medical journals, and pharmaceutical-company payments to doctors who hawk questionable drugs to their peers.
Some of the statistics in Unhinged are chilling. In 2006, an estimated 10 percent of all 10-year-old boys in the U.S. were taking the stimulant Ritalin or an equivalent each day, and shabby medicine often accounts for its use or that of other psychotropic drugs. Psychiatrists routinely write prescriptions after 15- or 20-minute consultations. They know so little about the biology of most mental illnesses that they prescribe based on little or no science. And they mislead patients by presenting as fact theories formed by working backward from the discovery that a drug seemed to ease the symptoms of a disease. One of the most popular of those theories holds that depression results from a "chemical imbalance" in the brain:
"… the fact that many antidepressants increase levels of serotonin has led to a serotonin deficiency theory of depression, even though direct evidence of such a deficiency is lacking. By this same logic one could argue that the cause of all pain conditions is a deficiency of opiates, since narcotic pain medications activate opiate receptors in the brain."
Carlat delivers his indictment in a crisp, journalistic style that serves him well, though he writes with less depth and elegance than his fellow physician Atul Gawande. But he doesn't take his critique of the profession as far as it warrants. He clearly wants psychiatrists to do more psychotherapy but doesn't make a strong case that patients would benefit from this – only that they would benefit from fewer bad drugs. He seems to take for granted that psychotherapy "works."
This view clashes with that of respected critics of the profession such as the social scientist Robyn Dawes, who drew on decades of research for his brilliant House of Cards, which argues that psychotherapy itself is a con game: There is no evidence that psychiatrists or psychologists are better at counseling than minimally trained civilians, and both types of professionals have strayed so far from their roots in the study of human behavior that they offer little more than glorified intuition.
Unhinged may have the worthy effect of prompting patients to demand better explanations for why certain drugs are recommended for them — and it would be welcome for that reason alone — but it has little to say to people who remain unconvinced that psychotherapy would be better than the cavalier prescribing of Prozac or Wellbutrin. If psychiatrists are as willing as Carlat suggests to pimp for drug companies, why should Americans trust them with their deepest secrets?
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Worst line: Carlat says that an Ambien drug rep named Valerie once gave him a gift worth about $25, and later that day, he saw a patient and thought, "Why not prescribe Valerie's drug for this patient?" That phrasing is too neat. Carlat also appears to be rationalizing in some of his comments on why he served briefly as a paid drug-company rep for the maker of Effexor.
Caveat lector: This review of Unhinged was based on an advance reading copy. Some material in the finished book may differ, and some people in it are composites.
Furthermore: Carlat is a psychiatrist in Newburyport, MA, specializing in psychopharmacology, and an associate clinical professor of psychiatry at Tufts University School of Medicine.You can follow him on Twitter at a @dcarlat (www.twitter.com/dcarlat). Carlat tells why he quit giving paid talks for drug companies in the New York Times article "Dr. Drug Rep." Some of the material in Unhinged about brain scans appeared in different form in an article he wrote for Wired, "Brain Scans as Mind Readers?"
Contrary to the date you see under the headline, this review was posted on May 31, 2010. WordPress appears to be having technical problems that have led to scrambled dates. For this reason, I've removed a May 30 post about my forthcoming review of the young-adult novel The Things a Brother Knows.
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Lawmaker: Tsarnaevs had bomb training
WASHINGTON — The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee said Sunday that the FBI is investigating in the United States and overseas to determine whether the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing received training that helped them carry out the attack.Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, is charged with joining with his older brother, Tamerlan, who's now dead, in setting off the shrapnel-packed pressure-cooker bombs. The bombs were triggered by a remote detonator of the kind used in remote-control toys, U.S. officials have said.U.S. officials investigating the bombings have told the Associated Press that there is no evidence to date of a wider plot, including training, direction or funding for the attacks.A criminal complaint outlining federal charges against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev described him as holding a cellphone in his hand minutes before the first explosion."I think given the level of sophistication of this device, the fact that the pressure cooker is a signature device that goes back to Pakistan, Afghanistan, leads me to believe — and the way they handled these devices and the tradecraft — ... that there was a trainer, and the question is where is that trainer or trainers," said Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, on "Fox News Sunday.""Are they overseas in the Chechen region or are they in the United States?" McCaul said. "In my conversations with the FBI, that's the big question. They've casted a wide net both overseas and in the United States to find out where this person is. But I think the experts all agree that there is someone who did train these two individuals."Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., a member of the House Intelligence Committee, said he thought it's "probably true" that the attack was not linked to a major group. But, he told CNN's "State of the Union," that there "may have been radicalizing influences" in the U.S. or abroad. "It does look like a lot of radicalization was self-radicalization online, but we don't know the full answers yet."On ABC's "This Week," moderator George Stephanopoulos raised the question to the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee about FBI suspicions that the brothers had help in getting the bombs together."Absolutely, and not only that, but in the self-radicalization process, you still need outside affirmation," responded Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich."We still have persons of interest that we're working to find and identify and have conversations with," he added.At this point in the investigation, however, Sen. Claire McCaskill said there was no evidence that the brothers "were part of a larger organization, that they were, in fact, part of some kind of terror cell or any kind of direction."The Missouri Democrat, who's on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, told CBS' "Face the Nation" that "it appears, at this point, based on the evidence, that it's the two of them."Homemade bombs built from pressure cookers have been a frequent weapon of militants in Afghanistan, India and Pakistan. Al-Qaida's branch in Yemen once published an online manual on how to make one.Tamerlan Tsarnaev was an ardent reader of jihadist websites and extremist propaganda, officials have said. He frequently looked at extremist sites, including Inspire magazine, an English-language online publication produced by al-Qaida's Yemen affiliate. In recent years, two would-be U.S. attackers reported receiving bomb-making training from foreign groups but failed to set off the explosives.A Nigerian man was given a mandatory life sentence for trying to blow up a packed jetliner on Christmas Day 2009 with a bomb sewn into his underwear. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab had tried to set off the bomb minutes before the Amsterdam-to-Detroit flight landed. The device didn't work as planned, but it still produced smoke, flame and panic. He told authorities that he trained in Yemen under the eye of Anwar al-Awlaki, a radical American-born cleric and one of the best-known al-Qaida figures. A U.S. drone strike in Yemen killed al-Awlaki in 2011.In 2010, a Pakistani immigrant who tried to detonate a car bomb in New York's Times Square also received a life sentence. Faisal Shazad said the Pakistan Taliban provided him with more than $15,000 and five days of explosives training.The bomb was made of fireworks fertilizer, propane tanks and gasoline canisters. Explosives experts said the fertilizer wasn't the right grade and the fireworks weren't powerful enough to set off the intended chain reaction.


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The best book I read this year….
The holidays are here, which means I'm again offering my Daily News colleagues and Holmes & Co. regulars the opportunity to recommend a book to the readers of our Sunday opinion section. For the third (or is it fourth?) time, I'll be printing your recommendations under the headline "The best book I read this year."
As the headline implies, your recommendation doesn't have to be a book published this year, just one you read. It can be fiction, non-fiction, graphic novel, book-on-tape, whatever. Variety is good.
Two rules:
- Recommendations must be brief, which means try to keep them under 100 words
- Submissions must reach me by Friday, Dec. 14.
Feel free to either drop your reviews into the comments below this post, or send them to me at email@example.com. The piece will run Sunday, Dec. 23.
Thanks for your help.


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TIGER 21: Real Estate Is Hot, Cash Is Not
TIGER 21: Real Estate Is Hot, Cash Is NotCautious members of the untrawealthy group take a small step back from private equity
July 15, 2013 | by Michael S. Fischer
High-net-worth investors in the TIGER 21 networking group reduced their allocation to cash and cash equivalents to 10% in the second quarter from 12% in the previous three-month period.The group's latest asset allocation report said this was members' lowest allocation to cash since the third quarter of 2008.TIGER 21's more than 200 members across North America maintain investable assets upward of $19 billion. Their asset allocations are tracked quarterly.The report showed no drastic changes in allocation, the largest shifts coming in private equity, real estate and cash.The real estate allocation increased from 19% in the first quarter to 21% in the second quarter. This was the first upward movement after five consecutive quarters of flat or declining allocations.Investors reduced their private equity allocation by two percentage points from the first quarter to 20%. This was still two points above the second quarter 2012 allocation of 18%."The reverse in the private equity numbers certainly does not indicate a disfavor by members with that asset class," Michael Sonnenfeldt, TIGER 21's founder and chairman, said in a statement, noting that the allocation is 11 percentage points higher than the low recorded in the fourth quarter of 2010.Rather, he said, "members hold a cautiously optimistic view of equities in general and slight shifts in allocation can be expected as some investments mature and members evaluate new opportunities."Sonnenfeldt said the real estate allocation number was not surprising. "Combined with public and private equities, real estate comprises roughly 60% of members' portfolios. It is an important asset class and one that many of our members have significant experience in."


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August 25th, 2011
Study: World is getting fatter, needs to stop
The problem of obesity is spreading around the world and poses serious health threats. The finding is part of a new special report on obesity, and how to combat it in the medical journal the Lancet. The editor, Dr. Richard Horton, calls obesity a pandemic, and said it is one of the "huge threats facing governments which are likely to derail all their best attempts to improve the health of their nations while at the same time controlling costs."
Obesity Around the World
"It is occurring in just about all countries, apart from the lowest income countries," says Professor Boyd Swinburn, with the World Health Organizations Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention in Melbourne, Australia. "There is quite a lot of evidence now coming out that this is being driven by changes in the food system," he says. "The food supply: increasingly processed, available, affordable and highly promoted tasty food."
The Lancet report says that the obesity rates for different countries vary dramatically due to environmental factors in those countries. For example, they found "traditionally high levels of active transport," specifically bicycling, in the Netherlands contributed to a lower rate. Only 1 in 10 women there were categorized as obese, while high levels of car use in the U.S. contributed to obesity. In the United States one in three women are rated as obese.
The authors believe that the most effective way to stop obesity is governmental policies, including things like banning unhealthy food for children, shifting agricultural policies to promote health.
The report also said trade "liberalization" is contributing to "global overconsumption." The authors say that these kinds of governmental changes can be easier to sustain and more effective than other options to reduce obesity, though, as Swindon says, "There seems much more a willingness to spend money in drugs and surgery and health promotion programs, which work much more downstream, than there is to deal with the underlying cause right upstream."
The Future of Obesity
The report says that following current trends, there could be 65 million more obese adults in the U.S. and 11 million more obese adults in the United Kingdom by 2030. Obesity can cause diseases including diabetes, heart disease, stroke and certain forms of cancer.
"If these trends continue, by 2030 50% (of) U.S. Men and 45% to 52% (of) U.S. women will be obese," says Dr. Y Claire Wang of the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University, one of the authors of this study.
The report says that as obesity goes up, so will the amount of money spent treating people who suffer from it. Wang adds, "In many cases being overweight at age 50 will not only double but actually triple or quadruple the incident rate for many diseases." In the next 20 years, the report concludes, obesity could result in 6–8.5 million cases of diabetes, 5.6–7.3 million cases of cardiovascular diseases, and more than half a million new cancers in the U.S. and the United Kingdom.
Wang anticipates that by 2030 the cost to treat people for these diseases in the U.S. will be about $66 billion a year, and 2 billion pounds a year in the U.K.
A Better Model for Weight Loss
Many recommendations for weight loss suggest that people will slowly and continuously lose weight if they cut 500 calories a day from their diet. Dr. Kevin Hall of the U.S. National Institutes of Health says it doesn't really work that way. He put it bluntly: "Let me be very clear. This is wrong. This does not happen." Hall says it would be true if your metabolism didn't change, but we know it does.
In his report, the team created a computer program that could eventually be used by clinicians to model weight loss. Team members say their program is a more accurate model and accounts for initial body composition and changes in metabolism as you diet. The computer's predicted weight loss is significantly less than other formulas suggested, but the authors believe it's much more realistic.
Governmental Action
"Governments certainly need to lead obesity prevention," says author Steven Gortmaker of the Harvard School of Public Health, "but… so far few have shown any leadership whatsoever. We've let the market do its work and it's worked well to produce obesity."
The report includes suggestions for ways governments can implement policies that it says will reduce obesity and save money. Proposals include a tax on unhealthy foods and beverages, school programs to promote good nutrition and physical activity, and cutting junk food advertising. Gortmaker compares these proposals to measures against smoking, saying,"Tobacco taxes were really fundamentally important in altering intake of tobacco and now we see them everywhere."
Next month a meeting at the United Nations will address noncommunicable diseases, including obesity. The authors of these studies called for the world to take action.
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New photos of Adam Lanza have hit the Internet ahead of a PBS show about the shooter behind the Sandy Hook slayings. The pictures show a younger Lanza.
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Debbie Ford died Sunday at the age of 57, it was reported today. Ford was the author of the bestselling self-help book ''The Dark Side of the Light Chasers."
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Last month, I challenged you guys to tell me a story about something that has happened to you in game. We all have those stories that we like telling, and here are a few. Pull up your story rug…
Ivy4Life told us about a D&D experience that started with "a large and….. naked troll is following us with a bag over its shoulder with two large balls inside" and left us hanging on "our wizard being stuffed into a bag, in the hands of the troll." I have a feeling there are a lot more stories lurking here.
Suzita shared an epic EQ2 moment when a group of friends found themselves stuck–stuck at a door. There was nothing to do but laugh–and kick some butt. Thankfully, they got to do both!
Ninevi related an experience that hits a little close to home! I have a habit of getting stuck in terrain, and Ninevi tells the story of her and her gnome rogue buddy (gnome rogues ftw, I might add) and their precarious–and hilarious–experience of being stuck on a boat near a group of Horde in Tanaris.
Thank you for telling us your stories!
Now, for the July challenge:
A lot of us blogger types hang out on Twitter and other networks. Bloggers are obviously the communicating type, and that lends itself well to a community and envrionment like ours.
The thing is, many of us end up becoming friends, or at least friends of a sort. We share our personal lives sometimes: triumphs and defeats, announcements, struggles, fits of rage and moments of glory. I've done it. I've shared personal information here on this blog, I post some of my personal blogs to Twitter, and I talk way more than I should about myself (I'm sorry!).
It's nice to sometimes get a glimpse into the writer behind the blog, the person behind the character. So here's your challenge: give me a detail about yourself. Obviously, not everyone's comfortable being super personal online or on a gaming-related blog, so the way you go with this is completely at your discretion.
You can tell me something about your gaming personality or about your favorite color. You can tell me how you got started playing the game you love to play. You can tell me how gaming affects your life ("just put my dad on follow, he knows the way to the restaurant." True story. /facepalm)
Or you can get personal, if you want. Tell me about something you fear, something you treasure, something you've learned. Tell me about why you write. Tell me about why you play.
Tell me about you, because from what I can see, you're pretty cool. 🙂


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Today in the news: Houston airport shooter left suicide note
Quote of note
"The monster within me was getting stronger, and while I could not save myself I could save others." - Note found in suitcase of Houston airport shooter Carnell Marcus Moore, CNN reports. Police announced in a press conference this morning that Moore went to the airport with the intention of committing suicide, and they do not believe he wanted to harm others. Moore fired two shots into the ceiling of the departure area of Houston Bush Intercontinental Airport yesterday afternoon. He shot himself in the temple after being confronted by a police officer, who fired at Moore and hit his shoulder.
News to know
A wildfire that started yesterday in the Camarillo area of California, near Los Angeles, is only about 10 percent contained, according to the Associated Press. Fifteen homes have already been damaged and 2,000 more are in danger. The area has been evacuated as more than 900 firefighters and deputies attempt to control the blaze. With very low humidity, temperatures in the 90s and gusts of wind that could reach up to 45 mph, officials say there is still a chance the fire could jump and spread quickly. Firefighters expect to have an easier time containing the fire when the weather pattern breaks today.
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